the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in comparison to; rather than
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
the world in general; society; convention
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval